alden
Was Killed on Mar 13, 2026
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alden
Breed:
Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler (mix breed)
Age: Young adult
Gender: Male
Size: Medium
About alden: ALDEN - ID#A590374

My name is Alden and I am an unaltered male, brown and white Australian Cattle Dog mix. Shelter staff think I am about 2 years and 1 month old. I have been at the shelter since Feb 27, 2026.

ON EUTHANASIA LIST FOR BEING FEARFUL 🙁
City of San Bernardino Animal Services

ALDEN (named by staff) #a590374 is listed as an approximately 2 year old male whose weight is reported as 36#
He is in isolation kennel 016
He arrived as a stray on 2/2726
https://24petconnect.com/SanBernardi.../Details/SBCT/A590374
Treatment History
02/27/26 BORDETELLA-DA2PPV-
03/04/26 10:36 The patient appears to have red in the white
areas of both eyes, the patient was on a control pole for
behavior and that the patient currently has noticeable possible
subconjunctival hematoma or hemorrhage. The patient is
QAR and appears stable at this time and the eyes appear
clear and not noticeable discharge in noted at this time.

Animal Notes & Behavior History
Customer Service Intake
Length of time with RP:2 days
Location found:dropped in the front yard
Behavior of animal with RP: fearful
Has the animal shown symptoms of illness no
Confinement method: picked up

Evaluations 02/27/2026 BEHAVIOR
STAFF ATTEMPTED TO LEASH DOG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. DOG BARREL ROLLED, BIT AT LEASH, AND WAS UNDER GREAT STRESS. DOG IS VERY FEARFUL. STAFF HAD TO USE A CATCH PULL TO MOVE DOG TO QT. STAFF WILL MONITOR AND CHECK THE DOGS BEHAVIOR AFTER DOG HAS TIME TO DECOMPRESS.
03/04/2026 BEHAVIOR
While on medical rounds tried to better evaluate the patient and the patient would go to the other side of the kennel and then retreat to the far corner of the kennel, head turned away, whale eyes, tail tucked and avoidance.
03/05/2026 EXIT
As staff approached the kennel, this dog was hiding in the back corner and trembling. He avoided eye contact,continued to shake, and did not engage further. Staff attempted to leash the dog but were unsuccessful.

Due to handling concerns and extreme fearful behavior in the shelter environment, this dog is not considered adoptable at this time. We are seeking rescue intervention by 3/13/26 at 2 PM.
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